Motown Records carried on and thrived well beyond its Detroit era, of course, and today the L.A. label is home to artists such as Vince Staples, Erykah Badu and Kem.

Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters who sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated with ...

Lawrence Payton Jr. has spent his life in Detroit — the birthplace of the Motown Sound that his father helped shape as a founding member of The Four Tops.

Back in 2013, while on The Ronnie Wood Show, McCartney shared his love for Marvin Gaye’s classic ‘Hitch Hike’. “It’s like, ...

Exploring the colossal missed opportunity of The Velvelettes, the Motown vocal group who could have rivalled The Supremes or ...

During the 1960s, it dominated the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts, introducing soul music to audiences of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Acts such as the Temptations, Supremes, Four Tops, ...

If you enjoy variety in your concerts, August is the time to visit the Wildey Theatre. The concert calendar kicks off on Friday, Aug. 1, with the return of Michael Winslow, known as “The Man of 1,000 ...

Motown has released hundreds of classic songs from the likes of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and others. Here’s 20 of the best.

Barney Ales, a natural-born salesman whose charisma and aggressive instincts helped turn Motown Records into a music-industry powerhouse, died Friday of natural causes in Malibu, Calif., his ...

— Motown in Love. The book argues that Motown was a step in the evolution of the American popular song, a tradition reaching back to songwriters like Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and Cole Porter.

With a song selection that dips into some 60 nuggets from the Motown catalog, ranging from late-‘50s Jackie Wilson to early-‘80s Teena Marie and Rick James, the musical will be catnip to Baby ...